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[[Image:African_Crake2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by MURAMURA.<br/>Photo taken: Queen Elizabeth National Park, [[Uganda]].]] | [[Image:African_Crake2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by MURAMURA.<br/>Photo taken: Queen Elizabeth National Park, [[Uganda]].]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 23cm. Black head, brown eye, grey bill, white throat, black and white back, grey legs. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Found in sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. | Found in sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. | ||
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====Vagrancy==== | ====Vagrancy==== | ||
Rare vagrant to the western [[Palearctic]]: a handful of records for the [[Canary Islands]]. | Rare vagrant to the western [[Palearctic]]: a handful of records for the [[Canary Islands]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
*A monotypic species. | *A monotypic species. | ||
*Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Crex|Crex]]''. | *Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Crex|Crex]]''. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Near water and under cover of waterside vegetation or marshland. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes snails, worms and insects as well as some vegetable matter. | ||
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| + | Monogamous. They nest in branches of a tree or shrub. 2-8 pink eggs are laid. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Crecopsis+egregia}} | {{GSearch|Crecopsis+egregia}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Crecopsis]] |
Revision as of 14:45, 3 October 2008
- Crecopsis egregia
Identification
23cm. Black head, brown eye, grey bill, white throat, black and white back, grey legs.
Distribution
Found in sub-Saharan Africa.
Vagrancy
Rare vagrant to the western Palearctic: a handful of records for the Canary Islands.
Taxonomy
- A monotypic species.
- Sometimes placed in the genus Crex.
Habitat
Near water and under cover of waterside vegetation or marshland.
Behaviour
The diet includes snails, worms and insects as well as some vegetable matter.
Monogamous. They nest in branches of a tree or shrub. 2-8 pink eggs are laid.
